Stan Lee

This summer David Dastmalchian joins a small group of actors who have appeared in films from each of the two big competing names in comic books, DC and Marvel. "It's like having the chance to play for the Cubs and the White Sox," he said by phone last week from his home in Los Angeles, referring to his role in 2008's "The Dark Knight" and his most recent in "Ant-Man," which opened at No. 1 at the box office over the weekend, taking in nearly $60 million. "'The Dark Knight' was the first time I was ever on a film set and it was terrifying," Dastmalchian said. It was a small role, as one of Joker's thugs, but it made an...

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